We are on a mini vacation Around Lake Erie. Our first stop is Cuyahoga Valley National Park. We drove off Friday evening and after being stuck in construction traffic in PA we did not make it as far as we wanted to go. We stopped for the night a Presque Isle Casino 104 milesaway. They allow overnight parking - no fee, but no generators. It was a cool night, so we opened up the windows and ran our battery operated fan. In the morning we got ready and drove...

There is a quote that says "Don't be sad because it's over, smile because it happened" - I have to remind this to myself many times. While most people go on vacation and they are glad to return home, that is not the case for me. "Home sweet Home" for me does not mean I have to be in my sticks and bricks house. I am not sure if it's because I had to adjust to moving several times before I turned 15 - and it was not just around the corner, to the other side of t...

Our last day of vacation before we head home and we are wondering what to do. Boston is a place I always wanted to visit since I heard it was nice, but I am not really a big city person. There is more to do related to history, but the kids had enough of that for this trip. I am not into just walking around aimlessly wondering the streets, and there was not much more we were interested in doing. They have the duck, jet boat tours, etc.; however, I feel those ...

We are going to Plymouth today to explore a couple of historic sites. The town is about 80 miles from us. We are going to let the late risers sleep in and head out late morning, to explore in the afternoon. Our first stop was Plimoth Plantation. It houses outdoor living history of the Wampanoag tribe and a 17th Century English village showing how the pilgrims lived. The place is very informative showing what life was like at that time. The Native homestead ...

Our destination today is Gloucester, MA 58 miles away - the adventure is aboard the Hurricane II - the mission is to find whales. We are really excited about it and cannot wait for the experience. There is nothing like experiencing anything through your own eyes and these sea monsters do not fit in an aquarium. We left the campground early enough because we had a side mission. Javier wanted to have lunch at Chick fil A. When we are on road trips, the boys as...